Oscar predictions: The TIFF 2019 faces that will be everywhere

As the biggest movies premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, which actors already stand out as Oscar contenders?

TORONTO, ONT., CAN -- SEPTEMBER 09, 2019-- Actor Antonio Banderas, from the film "The Laundromat," photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Ont., Canada on September 09, 2019. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Antonio Banderas, from the film “Pain and Glory,” is photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 10, 2019 3:47 PM PT

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Actors from “Hustlers,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “Joker,” “Marriage Story,” “Parasite” and more have gotten early Oscar buzz at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Click though to see all the faces you might be sick of come Oscar season.

Director Noah Baumbach and actor Adam Driver, from the film “Marriage Story,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actors Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman, from the film “The Laundromat,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Director Rupert Goold, left, with actors Renée Zellweger and Finn Wittrock, from the film “Judy,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Christian Bale, from the film “Ford v Ferrari,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Eddie Murphy, from the film “Dolemite Is My Name,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Kristen Stewart, from the film “Seberg,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Willem Dafoe, from the film “The Lighthouse,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Director Robert Eggers, flanked by actors Robert Pattinson, left, and Willem Dafoe, from the film “The Lighthouse,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actors Lucas Hedges, left, Alexa Demi, Taylor Russell and Kelvin Harrison Jr., from the film “Waves,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Sterling K. Brown, from the film “Waves,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Matt Damon, from the film “Ford v Ferrari,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Constance Wu, from the film “Hustlers,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Jennifer Lopez, from the film “Hustlers,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Alfre Woodard and Alex Castillo in the movie “Clemency.” (Eric Branco / Sundance Institute)

Idina Menzel, Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield from "Uncut Gems"

Actors Idina Menzel and Adam Sandler, directors Benjamin Safdie and Joshua Safdie and actors Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett and Julia Fox, from the film “Uncut Gems,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)